The discussion revolves around how members can delete their own posts. cori_online initially thought members couldn’t delete their own posts, but cpradio clarified that they can delete posts, but not topics. cpradio explained that the delete option is typically hidden behind the “…” on the post. However, cori_online noted that the delete option is not available for the first post in a topic, only the edit option. codinghorror mentioned that users can delete topics with no replies, but with a delay. The delay time was not specified, but Lilly provided a screenshot of the relevant admin settings. ecki clarified that the “first post” is equivalent to a topic.
My apologies if this has been discussed elsewhere (I have searched!)
Currently, members can edit but not delete their own posts.
Is there settings option I need to enable for them to be able to delete their own posts?
Under post edit time limit on the admin/site_settings/category/posting page.I see “The author can edit or delete their post for (n) minutes after posting. Set to 0 for forever.”
“min trust to edit post” is set to 0
Is there some place else I’d need to edit settings for folks to be able to delete their posts - not topics, just posts? Or is the only option to delete a post using the edit function?
Should members see a ‘delete’ option, or is deleting done via editing post?
In other words, is there some place else I’d need to edit settings for folks to be able to delete their posts - not topics, just posts? Or is the only option to delete a post using the edit function?
OK I think what has been confusing me is it doesn’t look like a member can delete their first post - only edit it. I do see that members have the little trash can hidden behind the “…” on subsequent posts in a topic, just not on their first post if it was the first post in the topic.
